Introduction:This macro can be used to count how many files exist in a folder and subfolders. In addition, if passed the file extension, it can also be used to count only files of a specific type. (For example "xls" files.) If you are looking for a macro that counts files within a specific folder only (ignoring subfolders), please see this entry.
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Introduction:This macro can be used to count how many files exist in a folder and, if passed the file extension, can also be used to count only files of a specific type. (For example "xls" files.) I've actually published two articles along this vein at VBA Expresss, but this one uses the File System Object (some know it as the File Scripting Object, or just FSO,) to do it. The biggest reason for the re-write is that I needed to use this in an Excel 2007 instance, which does not support the FileSearch method.
If you are looking for a version to count the files in a folder AND subfolders, then look here.
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Introduction:When creating routines, it is commonly helpful to check if a file or directory (folder) exists before attempting to perform some action. Searching the internet will yield several examples of doing either, but this is a routine that I wrote in order to have one routine to test either.
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IntroductionThe purpose of this article is to provide corporate developers with a method to release, maintain and update an add-in in a network environment. This is based upon my strategies for doing this same.
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